Izuchukwu Okosi
Former Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre has admonished Arsenal and England forward Bukayo Saka on the need to be more aggressive in front of goal as he is too ‘nice’ at the moment.
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Saka was Man of the Match in the 2-1 defeat to France in the quarterfinals match on Saturday evening.
Saka scored three goals in four appearances in Qatar and was brutally targeted by France players throughout the entirety of the match.
Saka’s displayed extreme mental strength to bounce back from his missed penalty in the European Championships final defeat to Italy in the summer of 2021.
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‘’Maybe Bukayo Saka is a bit too nice. He needs to be a bit more aggressive,’ Silvestre told BettingExpert.
‘’He is extremely nice so he needs more aggressiveness in his game. He has improved in that sense and it can be very tricky sometimes.”
‘’He is extremely nice so he needs more aggressiveness in his game. He has improved in that sense and it can be very tricky sometimes.”
‘‘Other than that I really don’t think he needs to improve on that many aspects.”
‘’He has done really well for Arsenal and he is still a very young player. If he can get a bit more streetwise, I think he is there.”
Beyond the need to be brutal in front of goal, Silvestre considers the Anglo-Nigerian the best player on the England squad.
‘‘For England (their best player was) Saka for being so dangerous, taking on players, causing issues. He got the penalty.
‘’He was for me, the number one player, in terms of performance, for England.’’
Saka is expected to have about two weeks of break after the World Cup heartbreak before joining the Arsenal in their mid-season camping exercise.
Silvestre won a couple of trophies with Manchester United under manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
